Two suspects have been charged in the December 2015 shooting death of Zaevion Dobson, the Tennessee 15-year-old who died a hero after shielding two girls from gunfire, People confirms. According to police, after the suspects allegedly opened fire on a crowd last year, Dobson grabbed two girls and threw himself on top of them. He was posthumously recognized by President Barack Obama, who tweeted that he was "a hero at 15," and he received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at this year's ESPYs, Espn's award show. Christopher Bassett and Richard Williams, both 21, were charged Thursday with the first-degree murder of Dobson, attempted...
- 8/26/2016
- by Chris Harris and Greg Hanlon
- PEOPLE.com
Two suspects have been charged in the December 2015 shooting death of Zaevion Dobson, the Tennessee 15-year-old who died a hero after shielding two girls from gunfire, People confirms. According to police, after the suspects allegedly opened fire on a crowd last year, Dobson grabbed two girls and threw himself on top of them. He was posthumously recognized by President Barack Obama, who tweeted that he was "a hero at 15," and he received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at this year's ESPYs, Espn's award show. Christopher Bassett and Richard Williams, both 21, were charged Thursday with the first-degree murder of Dobson, attempted...
- 8/26/2016
- by Chris Harris and Greg Hanlon
- PEOPLE.com
Two teenage girls owe their lives to the chivalrous actions of a 15-year-old Tennessee football star, who shielded them when bullets began flying last Thursday evening in Knoxville. This weekend, President Barack Obama took to Twitter to recognize the heroism of Zaevion Dobson, who was killed in last week's random gang-related shooting. "Zaevion Dobson died saving...friends from getting shot. He was a hero at 15. What's our excuse for not acting?" he wrote. "I think that was appropriate," Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch tells People of Obama's tribute. "Zaevion was a young man that was doing exactly what he should be doing,...
- 12/21/2015
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
Two teenage girls owe their lives to the chivalrous actions of a 15-year-old Tennessee football star, who shielded them when bullets began flying last Thursday evening in Knoxville. This weekend, President Barack Obama took to Twitter to recognize the heroism of Zaevion Dobson, who was killed in last week's random gang-related shooting. "Zaevion Dobson died saving...friends from getting shot. He was a hero at 15. What's our excuse for not acting?" he wrote. "I think that was appropriate," Knoxville Police Chief David Rausch tells People of Obama's tribute. "Zaevion was a young man that was doing exactly what he should be doing,...
- 12/21/2015
- by Chris Harris, @chrisharrisment
- PEOPLE.com
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